Editing NonUS Pages

If this is the first time the page is created, copy and paste in the template from Non-U.S. Page Template and then make modifications as needed.

A Non-U.S. page contains examples of covers for ships or other naval related entities associated with the given country. The typical entry for a cover lists its primary date(s), known cachet makers (if applicable), and images of the cover (front and back). Only the cover front image is required. The cover back image is only needed if it has some kind of identification marking from the cachet maker. Entries should be listed by their earliest primary date (ie, earliest postmark date or best guess).

How to add a new entry to an Non-U.S. page

There are four main steps you need to do to add a new entry to the page. The first is to copy the template lines and paste them the right place. Second is to modify the template lines with information relevant for your new entry. Third, preview and then save the page if it looks ok. Finally, you upload the image(s) related to your new entry. Each of these steps are described below.

Step 1: First thing you need to do is copy the text that is inside this box (the box just below with the border made out of blue dashes).

<!-- =========== -->
<!-- COVER ENTRY -->
<!-- =========== -->
<br/>&nbsp;<br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140" rowspan="2">
THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER FRONT IMAGE
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="140" rowspan="2">
THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER BACK IMAGE
</td><td valign="center">
PRIMARY DATE
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
CACHET MAKERS
</td></tr></tr></table>
NOTES
<!-- === End of Cover Entry === -->

Now, go back to the Non-U.S. page that you want to add a new entry to and click the "edit" tab at the top of that page. This will take you into edit mode for that page and you will see the page's code in a special edit window that is inside the main window. Scroll down within the edit window until you find the following lines:

  

You will add your new entry somewhere below those lines. Since we want to keep entries in chronological order, you need to look for the right place to add your new entry. Each entry starts with

  

and ends with:

Notice that five lines above the "End of Cover Entry" line is the primary date for the entry. It is in the format YYYY-MM-DD. Keep scrolling down until you find the existing entry that your new entry should follow in order to maintain chronological order.

Once you find the right spot, add a blank line after that entry's "End of Cover Entry" line and paste the text that you copied from the box above into that blank line. This is the end of step 1.

Step 2: Now, you need to change some of the values in the template text you just pasted.

First you need to find the following line in the template text you just pasted:

THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER FRONT IMAGE

You need to replace this line with an image link to the cover displaying the cachet. An image link looks like:

[[Image:IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|100px]]

but you need to replace "IMAGE_NAME" with a name that uniquely identifies the image. For example, if your Museum userid is Xyzzy and the cover with the cachet is postmarked on the battleship Pennsylvania BB-38 on Oct 12, 1934, then IMAGE_NAME should look something like this:

Xyzzy_Pennsylvania_BB38_19341012_1_Front.jpg

When you put it all together, the entire line will end up looking something like:

[[Image:Xyzzy_Pennsylvania_BB38_19341012_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]

Next, change the line with "PRIMARY DATE" to the date on the cover using the format YYYY-MM-DD (ie, using the example above, the date would be 1934-10-12.

That's the minimum you need to do for step 2. However, there are three other values that you can set if you want to.

a) Cover back image: This is an image of the back of the cover. This image is optional and should only be included if there is something significant to see on the back of the cover (typically the cachet maker's rubberstamp or some other identification markings). If you want to include an image of the back of the cover, then you need to replace the

THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER BACK IMAGE

line with an image link. Continuing the example from above, the image link for the cover back image might look like this:

[[Image:Xyzzy_Pennsylvania_BB38_19341012_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]

Notice that the image name has "_Back" instead of "_Front" just before the ".jpg". This helps identify the image as being the back of the cover.

b) Cachet Maker names: If you know who made the cachet (ie, the cachet maker or makers), then you can list their names. This is optional but if you know it and what to add it, then you need to replace the

CACHET MAKERS

line with the name of the cachet maker(s). Perhaps something like "C. Wright Richell" and/or "Argonauts Crew (ANCS)". If you dont know the cachet maker, then you dont need to do anything. Just leave the "CACHET MAKERS" text as is. If you know the cachet maker name but dont feel like typing it in, that's ok. If you are not sure but have a guess, you can add the name with a question mark after it.

c) Notes: Finally, if you have anything special you want to say about the cover or cachet, replace the "NOTES" line with your comments.

This is the end of step 2. Here is an example of an entry with the front image link and the primary date filled in.

<!-- =========== -->
<!-- COVER ENTRY -->
<!-- =========== -->
<br/>&nbsp;<br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140" rowspan="2">
[[Image:Xyzzy_Pennsylvania_BB38_19341012_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td><td valign="center" align="center" width="140" rowspan="2">
THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER BACK IMAGE
</td><td valign="center">
1934-10-12
</td></tr><tr><td valign="center">
CACHET MAKERS
</td></tr></tr></table>
NOTES
<!-- === End of Cover Entry === -->

Step 3: Preview and then save the page if it looks ok.

Go to the bottom of the outer page (the one that contains the edit window) and click on the "Show preview" button. You should see your entry on the page but it will only have red links instead of thumbnail images. This is how it is supposed to look at this stage.

If you need to make some corrections, hit the browser Back button (or back arrow) to go back to the page with the edit window.

Once everything looks ok, go to the very bottom of the page again and add some descriptive text in the text box next to "Summary". Something like "added 1 cover" would be ok. Finally, click the "Save page" button. The page is now saved.

Step 4: The last thing to do is upload the image(s).

Click on the red link where your image is supposed to be. You will be taken to the Upload Image page. The destination filename field will already be filled in. Click the Browse button and find the image you want to upload. Add a description in the Summary text box and then click the "Upload file" button.

Once the file upload is complete, use the browser back button to back up to the Non-U.S. page that had the red link and click the reload button. Your image should now appear.

A note about images

Front and back images should be around 50 - 75K in size. Please, nothing larger than 150K or the Museum will start running out of storage space too soon. Image scale should be 100% and resolution should be 75 to 100 pixels per inch. These scan parameters seem to produce images of the right size and dimensions.

For cachet closeup images, use scale of 300% (ie, triple size). You need to blow it up large enough to see the fine print.

Finally...

If you have questions or run into trouble, contact the Curator for help. You can always Cancel an editing session using the "Cancel" link just to the right of the "Show changes" button at the bottom of the editor screen. For general editing help, see the article on How To Edit Pages.

Editing NonUS Pages

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